Speaking of the destructive nature of this administration, CBS News reoprts: Photos show widespread damage at U.S. positions caused by Iranian attacks.
New photos obtained exclusively by CBS News reveal for the first time the widespread damage and destruction of buildings and vehicles at multiple U.S. positions across the Middle East, as a result of Iranian missile and drone attacks.
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“These are not ‘squirters’ getting through,” the service member added, referencing language used by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth after the deadly March 1 attack on Port of Shuaiba in Kuwait that killed six U.S. troops. “We’re not defending these bases. We’re just watching them get destroyed.”
Photos at the link.
Moreover, CBS reports: Pentagon inspector general says $22.3B spent on Iran war munitions has caused “strategic inventory shortfalls”.
In a first-of-its-kind mandatory report to Congress, the inspector said that between Feb. 28 and June 30, Operation Epic Fury (OEF) had an estimated cost of $33.4 billion, with $22.3 billion of that spent on munitions alone.
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It also lists American military assets lost in the war, including four F-15s destroyed, one F-35 damaged, seven KC-135 tanker aircraft damaged and up to 30 MQ-9 Reaper drones destroyed.
All of which is in an effort in which the US has not achieved its strategic goals, and it has created a global economic crisis.
But other than that, Mrs. Lincoln, how was the play?
